Class divide in US life expectancy reaches 9 years for elderly

New data on a widening nine-year life expectancy gap between rich and poor retirees demonstrates the devastating impacts of ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Confronting the Maternal Mortality Crisis in the United States: Insights From the 2025 Commonwealth Fund Brief

The Commonwealth Fund’s updated July 2025 brief on maternal mortality highlights how systemic disparities, Medicaid coverage gaps, and behavioral health challenges continue to drive poor maternal and ...
Healio

Study: Global mortality rate down 67% from 1950 to 2023

Global mortality rates are decreasing but not among children, adolescents and young adults, according to study results ...

XFG ‘Stratus' COVID variant spreading rapidly in U.S. as cases surge

The XFG COVID-19 variant, aka "Stratus," is spreading rapidly in the U.S. as cases climb. Here's what to know about symptoms of the newly dominant strain ...
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‘Deaths of despair’: Global mortality plummets, but increases among young people in North America due to drugs and suicides

The first snapshot of the state of health in the post-pandemic world reveals high levels of deaths among young people in the ...

Foreign outbreaks, lower vaccination rates are troubling signs for California’s coming flu season

Last year’s flu season was the worst California had seen in years — and state health officials warn this year could ...